LenrootWI
A town of 1,395, settled in 1909.
Is Lenroot a good place to live?
Lenroot’s best subject grade is an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 51% of the land in Lenroot is conserved, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 3.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Sawyer County Forest, 23,881 acres with 50.9 miles of trail. On history, just 14 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. Lenroot has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,395 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lenroot grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Lenroot is from typical.
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Moving to Lenroot: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lenroot, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lenroot.
Lenroot keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
Across 5 parks and preserves: 83 miles of trail. Lenroot’s density of trails comes in at 1.0 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 5, covering 27,753 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sawyer County Forest | 50.9 mi | 23,881 |
| 2. Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway | 0.4 mi | 2,027 |
| 3. Totagatic Wildlife Area | 0.2 mi | 1,806 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Lenroot work out of town
Lenroot’s middle household income stands at $64,000, below both Wisconsin’s towns ($87,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Lenroot has added 30 jobs, to 188 in 2023. Its typical journey to work comes in at 20 minutes.
| Lenroot | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.5% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median age in Lenroot is higher than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
The share of residents in Lenroot who are 65 or older: 30%. This Wisconsin town has grown 4.4% since 2020, to 1,395 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 33% across Wisconsin.
| Lenroot | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 58% are men (WI 49%).
| Lenroot | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.9% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.9% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Lenroot’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
Only 2 of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Lenroot. 15% of adults have diabetes in the town. The town beats the Wisconsin average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Lenroot | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Lenroot | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.8% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.9% | 77.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Lenroot is cold waves, at a moderate overall level
FEMA puts 63% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 31% to inland flooding. For Lenroot, the FEMA risk score is 44 of 100. One declared disaster, in 2016, has brought federal aid to Lenroot households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lenroot
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lenroot
About 3 of every 100 Lenroot residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
83 miles of trails in Lenroot
51.3% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
About Lenroot
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Lenroot is a town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 88 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft
Questions about Lenroot
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lenroot, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.